Burke County

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

• This Afternoon

  82°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

• Tonight

  70°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Sunday

  80°

  Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 2pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Sunday Night

  69°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Monday

  83°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

• Monday Night

  67°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

This is the forecast for a single point near the middle of the county. Use a town below for something closer to where you actually are.

• Below 2,500 ft
• 2,500 – 3,500 ft
• 3,500 – 4,500 ft

• Morganton1,182 ft · Below 2,500 ft

No gauge we track sits inside Burke County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.

• Foothills Regional Airport1,270 ft · 11 km · observed
• Hickory Regional Airport1,190 ft · 28 km · observed
• Grandfather Mountain5,946 ft · 41 km · modeled
• Rutherford County Airport1,077 ft · 42 km · observed
• Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 51 km · modeled